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Taxigate

Taxigate proper noun: a 2005 scandal in which David McLetchie, leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, was found to have claimed thousands of pounds in taxi expenses, some for party business rather than parliament business.

Proper noun

Taxigate

  1. (UK, informal) A 2005 scandal in which David McLetchie, leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, was found to have claimed thousands of pounds in taxi expenses, some for party business rather than parliament business.

Origin of Taxigate

From taxi + -gate.

Questions about Taxigate

What does Taxigate mean?
Taxigate means a 2005 scandal in which David McLetchie, leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, was found to have claimed thousands of pounds in taxi expenses, some for party business rather than parliament business.
What part of speech is Taxigate?
Taxigate is a proper noun.

Words near Taxigate in the dictionary

  1. taxifares
  2. taxifolin
  3. taxifolins
  4. taxiform
  5. taxiful
  6. Taxigate
  7. taxiing
  8. taxiings
  9. Taxila
  10. taxiless
  11. taxilike

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